tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post5930559134693796198..comments2024-03-14T00:05:31.673-04:00Comments on ZooTennis: Part I of American Collegiate Invitational Competitors: Talking with the WomenColette Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14905215531491180014noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-33088922720185296452016-09-20T13:31:56.139-04:002016-09-20T13:31:56.139-04:00I said 5 percent or less go to two deuces.I said 5 percent or less go to two deuces.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925587548163565436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-49375807741175798902016-09-20T12:56:03.763-04:002016-09-20T12:56:03.763-04:00There is no way that 5% of deuce games only go one...There is no way that 5% of deuce games only go one deuce (simple probability has add out player with 50% chance to get back to duece, advantage to the server of course, and higher percentage if he first serve goes in). <br /><br />I think no ad scoring is as big a deal as most do, but it is a great point that very little college tennis is on tv, and one of the reasons was for tv. You don't even see college tennis on tennis channel or Pac 12 network. The idea of making college tennis matches shorter is a good idea, but they accomplished that by shortening doubles. <br />No waynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10016685.post-84648016461632325662016-09-20T11:07:39.204-04:002016-09-20T11:07:39.204-04:00I was able to watch several days of this event whi...I was able to watch several days of this event while at the Open and enjoyed it. I wwathced the men the most. After watching the pros play, it is clear that all of these college players have along way to go, although the potential is there.<br /><br />As to the 'no ad' scoring issue, I wish they would change the scoring format to what I call one ad scoring, which means that the deciding point is played on the 2nd deuce. Surely they must have statistics on this, but I think that only about 5% or less of games go to two deuces, so it would retain more of the traditional scoring, but still avoid those 4+ hour matches that often have plagued the NCAA tournament.<br /><br />I was hopeful that the change to 'no ad' would bring more TV to college tennis, but it did not happen last year. Something called Flo tennis is going to be available for a modest fee this year in conjunction with a deal with ITA, so maybe that will help. It is a streaming approach, but it is at least something. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03925587548163565436noreply@blogger.com